Otago Daily Times:

Playmaker Frederic Michalak and loose forward Louis Picamoles will leave France's rugby tour of New Zealand early because of injuries.

The Brumbies, shorn of the heart of their first-choice team, soaked up enormous pressure to secure a famous 14-12 victory over a ragged British and Irish Lions side in Canberra on Tuesday and hand the tourists their first defeat.

Alhambra-Union's upset 27-26 win slowed Southern's run to the semifinals in Dunedin club rugby on Saturday.